Fascia, Soffit & Cladding Cleaning in Exeter

The Moore & Franks approach in Exeter

Exeter's roofline tells the city's whole story — Victorian terraces in St Leonard's, render-and-timber semis out at Pinhoe, and newer cladded estates around Cranbrook. White uPVC fascias and soffits are the giveaway: green streaking and black mould show up fast against them, and the damp running off our hills doesn't help. We're based just down the road on Ferryman Way in Topsham, so Exeter is home turf for us. Our father-and-son team cleans fascias, soffits and cladding with non-aggressive biocide solutions that lift the algae without scouring the surface or forcing a repaint. Domestic or commercial, we'll give you a free, no-obligation quote.

Across Exeter's older districts the roofline rarely matches from one street to the next. Heavitree and Wonford keep their bay-fronted 1930s semis with painted soffits and timber fascia boards, while St Thomas holds rows of taller Victorian terraces where the roofline sits three storeys up. Each generation of building weathers on its own timetable, and the pale uPVC bolted onto later refurbishments is usually the first thing to show a green film. We read the property before we touch it, so the method fits the age of the boards.

The Exe valley keeps the city humid, and out through Duryard and Pennsylvania the heavy tree cover holds that moisture over the rooftops. That damp settles on north-facing soffits and stays put, feeding the black spotting and green algae you see creeping along the fascia line. Where the boards sit under a mature canopy the growth barely dries between showers. Clearing it early stops the mould working back into the roof timber, and a soft biocide wash lifts it without soaking the surface or driving water behind the boards.

Out at Newcourt and Monkerton the newer estates bring silicone and monocouche render alongside coated cladding panels, and those finishes pick up their first green film surprisingly early in life. Nearer the Cathedral and Southernhay the conservation stock carries old stone and cob that will not take pressure at all. We match the treatment to the surface either way, and the biocide keeps working for weeks after we leave, slowing the regrowth so the roofline stays clean far longer than a quick blast ever manages. Exeter being on our doorstep, a return visit is easy to arrange.

Our Exeter customers are right on our doorstep. We cover the wider EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5 postcode area and the surrounding villages (St Leonard's, Heavitree, Pinhoe, Topsham, Pennsylvania, Exeter Quay).